Ass is High

This weekend we had a dinner guest. On Sunday night our neighbor stopped by for an impromptu dinner. Before we left for the Christmas holiday we were discussing with her, her love of the local casino. I had told her that I had recently played in a 'poker tournament' as a work sponsored event and she told me she would love to learn to play. We agreed that after we got back we would arrange a poker evening.

Well it just so happened that this past Sunday was a good day for it. Knowing I would have to give the lesson in German I did some homework before and found a few websites with Texas Holdme' rules in German. I printed out the rules to assist with vocabulary and away we went.

Somehow, I managed to teach her the rules in German. It took about 45 minutes to get through the basic rules with examples but then we were playing. Since they seem to play in Switzerland using alot of English words I taught her the English phrases 'Fold', 'Call", and 'Raise.' She was really getting into by the end of the night. It was great fun to see her pile of chips growing as the night was continuing.

She told us she was going to the Casino with a friend today. I asked her if she would try poker. She said not yet. I told her she might at least try the 'machines' now that she knows how the basic hands work.

I did find some of the vocabulary a little Amusing. Let me run through a few

Cards

• Ass = Ace
• König = King
• Damen = Queen
• Bube = Jack

Hands

• Strasse (street) = Straight
• Drilling = Three of a kind